# Fractures at Vail Associates
> OSHA SIR `2025010722` · 1/22/2025 · VAIL, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Collision on skis, snowboard, sled
- **Source:** Skis, snow sports equipment
- **Secondary source:** Student
## Employer
- **Name:** Vail Associates
- **Location:** 1000 South Frontage Road West, VAIL, COLORADO, 81657
- **NAICS:** 713920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An adaptive skiing instructor and a tethered student were skiing down a trail. The student lost control and gained momentum. While the instructor tried to regain control of the student, the two collided. The instructor suffered a fracture to the right tibial plateau.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*